Sand Van Roy

Sandrine Van Roy is a Belgian-Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence.[1]

Sandrine Van Roy
Born
Heerlen, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active2007–present

Born in Heerlen, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She worked as a model before turning to comedy.[2]

Practising stand-up, she opened for Mathieu Madénian and Gad Elmaleh.[1] She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English language YouTube channel.[2] She since appeared in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions.

In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him".[3]

In April 2021, the Mail Online recognized that publishing three articles in 2018 and 2019 revealing Sand Van Roy’s name and complaint against Luc Besson were a breach of her privacy. They also recognized that she never mentioned being drugged. They "offered to pay compensation and legal costs, and apologized to her for the distress caused."[4]

Activism

In May 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women".[5]

In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of the foundation Stichting Cassandra, which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence.[6]

Filmography

References
  1. Sand Van Roy at AlloCiné (in French)
  2. Etchegoin, Marie-France (2019-04-25). "Que s'est-il réellement passé entre Luc Besson et la jeune actrice Sand Van Roy?". Vanity Fair (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. "Luc Besson: Sand Van Roy raconte l'agression sexuelle dont elle accuse le réalisateur". Le Figaro. 2018-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  4. Gentleman, Amelia (2021-05-21). "Associated Newspapers pays damages for revealing Sand Van Roy as Luc Besson accuser". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. Blottière, Mathilde; Lemaire, Basile (2019-05-19). "Sur le tapis rouge de Cannes, Sand Van Roy dénonce les violences faites aux femmes". Télérama (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. "Corona crisis or not, the fight against rapists continues". Stichting Cassandra. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Virgin". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  8. Sand Van Roy at IMDb
  9. "Indulgence". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  10. "A (K)Night in Paris". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.


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